EA has responded to an earlier report stating it pulled Crysis 2 from Valve’s Steam service, and according to a company representative, the game was pulled as a result of Steam’s policies, not due to a decision made by EA.

Crysis 2 has just gotten that little bit bigger, with the release of the Retaliation DLC pack which brings four new maps to Crytek’s latest shooter. It’ll set you back 800 MS Points, and brings with it four new maps.

Crytek’s graphics engineer, Tiago Sousa, has said the firm would like to see at the very least 8Mb of RAM in next-gen consoles, because as it stands now: low console memory is a “crippling factor” from a “visual perspective.”

PC gamers have been extremely vocal about loving Crysis 2 with all their hearts and not wanting anything to change ever, but even so, whispers of a DirectX 11 patch began floating around 0.47 seconds after the game launched. Some – while optimistic – have proven less than reliable. So, does this majestic mythical e-creature […]

Ve3tro‘s directly captured the first 20 minutes of Crysis 2. We haven’t watched it as we want to stay clean, but it’s after the break for you, should you need it. The Crytek shooter, which gained impressive reviews earlier this week, releases today in Europe for PS3, 360 and PC. Thanks, Reece.

Soothing an inflammatory comment about ripping CryEngine apart for multiplatform development, Crytek’s Nathan Camarillo has said nevertheless, Crysis 2 is built to the PC’s strengths, not for consoles.